Speed changer



May 17,1927.

A 1,629,180 H. J.l SMITH SPEED CHANGER Filed Aug 12: 5192.43 -she'efs, sneet 1 May 17, 1927.

1,629,180 H. J; SMITH l SPEED CHANGER Filed Aug. 12, 1924 3 Sheets-sheet 2 @aN/w' H. J. SMITH SPEED CHANGER May 17, 1927;

3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filedug. 12, 1924 aww- Patented Mayl 17,Y 1927.

i SPEEED CHANGER.

* Appncaupn Aflieaaugisi 12, mineraal lin. 731,522.

rlhis invention relates to a 4speed changer which is Vprimarily intended for reducing speed but which may also be employed 4for increasing the speed of the .driven'member 5 las compared with lthe speed .of the Vdriving member. I Y

As is Well vknown usually placed between ,a prime mover `and the machine to beoperated, .or betweenadjacent vends of two shafts which are to be rotated differentially Without the ,use V,of

metrical design so as yto adapt itselfreadily to mostany location,and which can be readily assembled and dismembered, either tion, adjustment or repairs..

lnthe accompanyingdrawings:A

' Figure 1 is Va side elevation Lof aspeed lchanger embodying n iyv invention` and coupled with an electric-motor.

Figures V2 and 8 are vertical longitudinal sections `takenon the correspondingly numbered lines in VTFigure 5. .Figure 4 is a ,top plan view of ithe s .peed changer with the cover, top lorcapre-moved.

`Figure 5.is an end y elevation ofthefspeed y changer containing my invention and viewed from the low speed end ofthe same.

V:Similar characters of reference indicatecorr'esponding parts throughout the several lines of the drawings. The Working parts ofthis speed changer are mounted Aon 1a housing, 0r frame which comprises a centralhollow section or body l() which is.,ope1iat its opposite len ds and at its top and is adapted t0 be secured xto `a support in .any suitable` manner. for @:Xam ple by bolts 1l passing through lugs' l2 on the lower or basefpart .of the 'body andfeir tering a foundation ,or floor i3: -0r the like, as shown inV Figures l, 23 vand 5.; The fopposite ends of the body-are normally closed by :housing heads 1 4, 15 which lare detach` ably .connected Withthe lbodyY by bolts or screwsV 16,V l?, andjthe ltop of the body is Vnormally 'closed Iby :ajhousing cap 18 despeed changers areV Wholly or in partfor convenencein inspec v on whether thespeed isto ,bereduced lor intahabll i bolts 1 9. y v

Arranged Within the lowery central p'at of' the `body of the housing is` abrafcketfQO l which projects upwardly V from ,t1he"b0,ttQ`II1' thereof `and lis providedI at its upper 'end about ofthe heighth of the body With a horizontal longitudinal Acentrallielfring 21. .The housing heads are .provided with lateralextensions ,22 which carryf hor'i;r

zout-al longitudinal end bearings 23,24'ar= ranged axially in linewitll the .central 'bearf ingv 4 21, each of ysaid end" bearings lbeing ar#l ranged( .principally .outside .of fille jinlilpm tween the respective head andthe body andv projecting With its inner .end slightlygiiif Ward beyond this joint'so as to'leaveI the l space Within the housing suitlcently .clear to receive thechange speed.'gearing. L f

In the bearings 2 3 and 24, ,are j ournalled the high and 10W speedshafts 2.5, 26 respectivelynwhich are arranged .axially .inline andone. of which is adapted toy loey .connected at itsouter .end with a .driving member andf the -other with `:a driven member rdepending sumed that lthe speedis to bereduced .and

for thatp-urpose as YshownV `infFigure l, the `high speed shaft 25 isconnected by a coupling 27Y With the driving shaftl28 .of an, electric motor 29, and thelows'peed shaft 26 is .connected coupling 3l) 'with a ydriveneo shaft 3l from which power may vbe "des livered` to the Lparts/,to'be `vactuated in [any1 suitable or vapproved nrianjner.` vThe Yopposing inner' ends of l.the high and 'low4 speed shafts are both rotatably mounted inlsthe 95 central b.eari ng,2l sothat they are vmain'- t-ained in axial alignment but are capable ofturning one faster v than the other; but in the presentinstance in the saine .direcf tion. This is preferably accomplished, Vas,

secured thereto 'byy screws f 'or y' Above the highl and low speed shafts are arranged two intermediate horizontal longi- V- tudinal shafts 36, 37, which are parallel with each other and the high and low speed shafts.v

Each of these intermediate shafts has its 'cylindrical ends, 38, 39, arranged in lcylindrical seats, openings or bearings V40, 4l, formed in the upper parts of the end heads of the housing and the same is held against j rotation by a holding device which in the present 'instance consists of a set yscrew .42 arranged in a threaded opening in the adjacent bearing 4l and engaging the adjacent end 39 of thev respective intermediate shaft, as shown in Figure 3. rlhis last 'mentioned endY of each intermediate shaft is `preferably n speed head 15 and a threaded longitudinal Y 'openingin the reduc-ed end of the intermediateshaft,.therebv forming a leairtight joint between thisV end of said shaftV and the housind. i Y

tlin order to form a leaktight' joint between y the other end 38 and the bearing 40 a packing is arranged in the outer end of this bearing between the end of the respective intermediate shaft and a washei 46 which' extends across the outer end of this bearing and is held tliereagainst by-V a fasteningl screw 47 which passes through this washer and enters Va ythreaded longitudinal'opening in the adjaeent'end of this intermediate shaft, as shown in Figure 3.

. Onv the intermediate shaft 36 are mounted two pairs of intermediate gear wheels, the '40 members 'of one pair being connected with Veach other and rotating aboutv a sleeve 48 Y on this shaft and consisting ofa large gear wheel 50 meshing with the high speed driving gearwheel 34 arranged next to the housing and a small gear wheel 51 arranged on the inner side of the large gear wheel 50, and

the other pair also rotating about the sleeve v48 vand consisting of an outerl small gear Wheel 52 arranged next tothehousing and meshing with the Vlow speed driven gear Wheel 35 and a large inner gear wheel 53. arranged next to the gear wheel 51.

' On the other intermediate .shaft 37,` is mounted one pair of intermediate connected gear` wheels which rotate about a sleeve 54 on this shaft, and consist of a large gear wheel 55 which meshes with the small gear j shaft.

i wheel 5l on the other intermediate shaft and asmall gear wheel 56 meshing with the large gear wheel 53 on the other intermediate Upon applying power to the high speed shaftthe same is transmitted successively through the gear wheels 34, 50, 51, 55, 56, 53,v 52, and 35 to the low speed shaft where- ,the high speed shaft.

by the latter is rotated at a comparatively.

slow speed as compared with the speed of Y the .transmission of speed-the same may be increased in the saine measure by connecting the driving member` with the low speed shaft and the drivenmember with the high speed Instead of reducing shaft thereby reversing the course of the` power through the train of gearing and stepping up the speed instead of down.

If it is desiredto v`vary the relative speed of the driving and; driven shafts vthis'ean be vdone by removing'the cap of the housing,`

sliding out the intermediate shafts 3,6, 37 and replacing the severalv pairs of gear wheels therein by a set having the proper relative dimensions torgive the ldesired variation in speed.

It is possible to thusl changethe intermediate gearing without dismounting the rest of the housing and gear-A ing or disturbing the connection between the high and low speed shafts and the parts with which they co-operate. The housing which encloses the gearing is made tight s o that the same yis practically .noiseless and the same may also be lubri-r cated by means of an oil disk 60 secured to thehigh speed shaft adjacent to the inner end of its bearing 22, and adapted to piek up oil from `Athe reservoir 6l formed by the lower part of the housing and splash or throw the same upwardly against4 the gear-- ing in the upper part of the housing This oil may be conducted to the intermediate shaft 36 through an oil hole 62 formed in the bushing 48 and gear wheel 52, and to the intermediate shaft 37 through an oil hole 63 formed in the-bushing 54 and the gear wheel 56.v The opposing ends rof the high and low speed shafts are lubricatedon each other and in the central bearing by an oil hole 64 in the central bearing arranged in line with transverse oil holes 65, 66 in the inner ends of th-e low and high speed shafts, as shown in Figures 2 and 3. Oil is supplied to the interior of the housing through an opening in the top ofthe cap which is normally closed by a .plug 67 and the oil may Y l be drained from the lower end ofthe housing when desired through a drain'pipel 68 connected at its inner end with the housing and provided at its outer end with a removable plug 69. This drain pipe is provided with a stand pipe 70 to which may beconneeted a gage for observing the height of the oil in the housing. central bracket 20 is provided with a passage 7l to permit the oil to iiow to the spreading disk and the drain pipe. l v

The outer bearings of the high and Vlow speed shafts are additionally lubricated through oil holes' 72 in these bearings within the housing which holes are accessible through holes in the tops of the extensions 22 which are normally closed byl plugs 73.

v12o The lower part of the '36 ofwvhieh the larger would mesh With the /Thisjspeed ohaiigerorv transformer einploys -tivo intermediate shafts which are paralle'lwv-ith Vthe high and low speed shafts and equidistant relative thereto. By this nieans-the speed which 1is transmitted yfrom thehigh speed shaft to the low speed 'shaft and viceversa, maybe varied by'interehanging Ithe gears and varying the number of the vsaine to snit different requiien'ients landstill employ the saine rframe or housing and shaffting. HAsshoivn in`-tlie`draivings eightV gears arel employed whichv is suitable fora oei-tain class of AWorlnf llf the speed change is to be effected by fewer steps this could be effected by omitting the gears 55 and on the intei'inediateshaft 37 and usine pair of'gears similar to 50 vand l'oii the shaft high speed gear Wheel 3 4 and {the' vsiiiallei would mesh with the lon/ V speed VVgear 1vlieel 35, thereby employing only four gear wheels in effecting this change of speed.

" largevand `Similarly only 'one pair or small gears `need be mounted on each intermediate shaft ifJa fur-ther change of speed involving; only six gear Wheels is required. vfn such a ease the sina'll gear on one intermediate shaft Would Ainesh With the large gear on the other intermediate shaft, and the r`large gea-r on one intermediate shaft would mesh vwith the small high speed gear Wheel and 4the small gear Von the 'other intermediate shaft thus providing a 'verystur'dy and durablev structure `wliich lis capable i ofl taking ythe heaviest loads intended to` be imposed "on the saine Without Wearing unduly'or straining any of the parts.

inelosed rendering the saine perfectly safe Without using guards'of any kind, and owing to its low height from the base line to the center 'of the main shaftsth'e saine is capable of universal installation. f

l claim as my invention: l l. Aspeed changer comprising a small high speed gear wheel, a'large vlow speed gear Wheel, a double pair 0f gear VWheels keach pair `being' connected and 'consisting' yof a small gear Wheel and a large gear Wheel,

the large gear Wheel of one` pair meshing with the small high speed gear wheel and the small .gear Wheel of the other-'pair meshing with the large low speed gear Wheel, and

/loreover this speedeliangeiis completely a single Connected'pairvofsmall, andqlarfge gear Wheels, the large' gear Wheel lofthef` single pairn'ieshing With the small :gear i,

Wheel of the pair geared Wi-tn the high speedgear Wheel, fand" the small gear Wheel .of said", vsingle pair meshing with the large gear Wheel of the'fpair geared with the slon speed gea r Wheel, said small high speed gear `ivlheel and large low speed gear Wheel being on .one

airis, saiddouble pair of lgear Wlieels'being on another aXis,-and said single pairnoi'g'ear Wheels :being on still* another-axis andthe ries of said high and low speedsjliaftsand j the :intermediate-shafts being parallel {and equidistant. f i' i 2. A Vspeed changer compisingfa iframe, a high lspeed shaft-jou-rnaledonsaid frame,

arloiv speed shaft journaled on saidfranief inline with the 'high speed'shaft, and two intermediate shafts mountedonsalidframe parallel With'each other and With said -high and loi'v speed'l shafts, the yaxes of said in termediatev shafts beingarranged equi-distant to theaxes of said highand lowspeed shafts, and said shafts being adapted yto receive interehangeable interineshingjgearingfor lvaoftliehigh and low rying the rela-tive speed speed shafts.` l i 3'. Afspeed Changer comprising a housing,l a high speed'shaft journalled in said housing, a loiv speed shaft journalled in said housing, `tivo vintermediate `shafts mount-ed on said housing, aV small gear Wheel `mounted on the khigh speed shaft, la large gea/r,v

Wheel ymounted on Vthe low speedshal-@two pairs of gearivheels mounted on one of said intermediate shafts and eaehj pair beingV connected and consisting of a small gear Wheeland a large gear Wheel, the large lgear Wheel of o ne pair meshing Withthe small*` gear wheel of the high speed shaft, andthe ieo small gear wheel of the other pair meshing with the large gear ,Wheel ofthe-'flowspeed shaft, and one lpair of Connected gear Wheels mountedon the other inter-mediate.shaft,the large gear Wheel of the `last mentioned pair iio meshing with the small gear yWheel ofthe pair gearedto thehigh speed shaft and the sinallgear Wheel of theonetpa'irmesh-v ing with the large gear Wheel ofthe pair gearedto lthe slow speed shaft, said housing having a single internal bracket in .Which the inner ends of thehigh and low` Vspeed.A

shaftsare rotatably mounted in axial align!y ment with each `other the ailesof said high andlojw speed shafts and the intermediate shafts being 'parallel aiidequidistaiit.-

t. .A Speed changer comprising a housing,

high' speed shaft jonrn'alled'in said housing, a 'low speed shaft jorunalled in 'said housing, tivo intermediate shaftsr mounted Yon said housing, ed on the high speed shaft, a large gear Wheel niount'ed on the/low speed shaft, t- Wo pairs of gear Wheels .mounted on one Aof a small gear whe-el mount-v'V Yin kWheel and a large gearwheel, the large gear said intermediate shafts and each pair being connected and consisting of a small gear wheel of onepairmeshing with the small gear y(wheel of the high speed shaft and the sinall gear wheel of the other pair'meshing with the large gear wheel of the low speedV :the pair gearedy to the high speed shaft and 'the small gear wheel of the one pair mesh-V ing with the large gear wheel of the other pairV` geared. to vvthe slow speed shaft, said lhousing comprising a central hollow body and heads connected with opposite ends of said body, and said body being provided with an internal bracket on which the opposing ends of the 'high and low Y speed shafts are rotatably mounted in axial alignment the axes of .said high and-low speed shaftsand the intermediate shafts being parallel vand equidistant. v Y

5. A speed changer comprising a housing, a high speed shaft jouriialled in said housing, a lowspeed shaft'vjouriialled .in said housing, two intermediate shafts mounted on said housing, a small gear wheel mounted on the high speed shaft, a large gear .wheel rmounted on. the low speed shaft, two pairs of gear wheels mounted on one of said intermediate shafts and each pair being conneeted and consisting of a. small gear wheel and a large gear wheel, the large gear wheel of one pair meshing with the .small gear wheel of the high speed shaft, and the small gear wheel of the other pair meshing with the large gear wheel of the low speed shaft, and one pair ofA connect-ed gear wheels mounted on the other intermediate shaft, the large gear wheelof the last mentioned lpair meshing with the small gear wheel of Vvthe pair geared to the high speedshaft .and n the small gear wheel of the one pair meshingwith thelarge gear wheel of the other `pair geared tothe slow speed shaft', said vhousing comprising racentral hollow body andheads connected with opposite ends of said body, and said body being provided l with an internal bracket on which the op- V posing ends of ythe high and low .speedV shafts are rotatably mounted in axial alignment, land the end-heads being provided with bearings in `which said high and low speed shafts are respectively journalled* 6. A speed changer comprising a housing,

a high speedshaft `jonrnalled in said housing, a low speed shaft liournalled in said` housing, two intermediate lshafts mounted on saidhousing, a small gear wheel mounted-on the-high speed shaft, largegear wheel mounted on the low speed shaft, two pairs of gear wheels niountedon one of said intermediate shafts and each pair being connected and consisting of a small gearwheel f one pair meshing with the small gear wheel of the high speed shaft, and the small gear wheel of the other pair meshing with `fand a large gear wheel, the large gear wheel the large gear wheel of the low speed shaft,

and one pair of connected gear wheels mounted on the other intermediate shaft, the large gear wheel of the last mentioned pair meshing with the small gear wheel of the pair geared to the high speed'shaft and the small gear Wheel of the one pair meshing with the' large gear wheel of the other pair geared to the slow speed shaft, said housing comprising a central hollow-body a'iid heads connected with vopposite ends of said body, and said body being provided `with an internal bracket on which the opposing ends of the high andY low speed Y' shafts are rotatably mounted in axial .alignment and the end heads being provided with o bearings in which said high and low speed shafts are respectively journalled and Asaid body having seats in which said intermediate shafts are non-rotatably mounted.

` 7. A speed changer comprising a housing, a khigh speed shaft journalled in said housing, a low speed shaft journalled in said housing, two intermediate shafts mounted on said housing, a small gear wheel mounted on the high speed shaft, a large gear wheel ix'iouiited on the low speed shaft, two pairs of gear wheels mounted on onel of said intermediate shafts and each pair being connected and consisting of a small gear wheel and a large gea-rwheel, the large gear .wheel of one pair meshing with the small gear Wheel of the high speed shaft-and the small gear wheel of the other pair meshing with the large gear wheel of the low speed shaft, and

one pair of connected gear wheels mounted on .the other intermediate shaft, the large gear wheel of the lastmentioned pair meshing with the small gear wheel ofthe pair geared to the high speed shaft and the small gear wheel ofthe one pair meshingwith the large gear Wheel of the pair geared to the slow speed shaft, said housing compris- `V ing a central hollow body and heads connected with opposite ends of said body, and said body being provided with an internal bracket on which the opposing ends of the high and low speedl shafts are rotatably mounted in axial alignment, and the end heads being provided with bearings in which said high and low speed shafts are respectively journalled, said body having circular seats in which the ends of said intermediate. shafts are non-rotatably mounted and each o of said intermediate shaftsr having a shoulder engaging with the inner end of one of Vits seats. Y l

8. A speed changer comprising a housing, a high speed shaft journalled in said housing, a low speed shaftjournalled in said igezegreo 1 Vhiousing, twoi-irtermediatef shafts mounted 'onsaid'honsi'iig a small gea-rwheel mounted on the high speed shaft, alarge gear'wheel mounted on the low speed shaft, two' pairs 'of gear wheels mounted on one of saidfinter-y A mediate shafts and each paifrfbeing connected and consistingof asmall gear wheel anda` large gear wheel,` the large gearwheelofone pair meshing'with tl'iefsmall lgear wheel of the highspeedv shaft Aand the small gea-r wheel ofthe other' pair meshingwitlr the large gear wheel ofl thelow-speed shaft,- and one pair ofV Connected gear wheelsmounted on-the other' interinediateshaft, the vlarge -'gear wheel of thelast mentioned pair mesh'- ingV with the small gearwheell of the pair geared to'fthe high speed' shaftand thetsmall kgear wheel 'of the one pairvmeshing with the larg'egear' wheel of the pair gearedtothe low speed' shaft, said housingcomprisinga vcentralihollow body and heads conneeted with opposite ends of said body, and said body Ybeing' provided with an internal bracket on which the' opposingfends of the high 1' and low speed shafts are: rotatably mounted in axial alignment and the end y heads beingprovlded with bearings in which said high and vlow 'speed shaftsyarel respectively'journalled, said-body being/provided at its ends with circular` seats, said intermediate? shaftslhaving oneend of large circular form andt engaging 'a seat on one end? ofthe body,while its other end is of-'reducedfcircular form.E andl engages with' the companion seat at the opposite' end of the body-rand@ forms" anoutwardly facing shoulder: engaging the inner :side .of the last mentioned seat.'V v

9. A speed changer comprising a housing,

a high speed shaft journ'al'ed in:r said `housmounted on thel other intermediate shaft,v

Vthe large gear wheelof the last mentioned pairmeshi'ng with the small f gearl wheel of the pair geared to the/high speed shaftand thesmall' gear wheel'zof the one pair meshing'vwith-the large gear vwheel of the pair geared to theslow speed shaft,said 'housing comprising a central hollow body and heads connected withopposite ends of ysaid body, and said body being provided Awith an internal bracket on whichlthe opposing ends mount-ed on', said housing,

wheel mounted on the highf speedy shaft, a'

and each v ofl of :the hig'llr and' "low speedy shaftis arefy rotatably iiiounted" in axial?y aligmneiitV and .the

end heads being provided with bearings in which saidfhigh andlowspeed shafts! are respectively' journ'alled said body being.. pro-l vided atl 'sends -witlr circular seats', `and eaelr :of said' intermedi atei shafts having one end" of-large-'circuflar fornr andengaging a seat on one end of the body, yi'vlrileitsvother vend is of reduced cir'eular form. and'en'gages 1 -witlr the eoinpanion seatat the oppositeend of the body and formsanoutwardly facing shoulder engagingfthe inner side ofthe-'last vn'ifentiohed vseat and'zmeans for holding each intermediate shaft in place. y

10.A speed' changer comprising a heus-- ing; a hiigh speed shaftjournalledin4 .saidy housing, a: low` said housing, two

large gear wheel mountedz on thelowspeed shaft, two' pa of gear wheels mounted? 'on I speed` shaft journ'alled-f in f intermediate4 vshafts' y a small 1, gearv4 one ofisaidvintermedia-te' sha'ftsand each pair "being connected:l and .consisting -of a1 small gear wheel andra large geark wheel,

the large gear wheel'of` one -`pair `meshing with .the small Vgear wheel of the high. speed shaft) and the' 'sm-all gear wheel 'ofz the other ypair meshing with :the large gearfwheel. ofi l the lowspeed shaft, and one pair of.: conneetedy gear wheels g mounted ion. the other intermediate shaft,`4 the-.large gear wheel of the last mentioned pair meshing withithe smalligear wheeloffthe' pair geared tothe high speedI shaftan'd the smalla-'gear'wheel of theonepair meshing with' the largefjgear wheel of the'pair geared tothe low speed shaft, said', housing.` comprising. aicentral hollowk andy heads connected*withl 0101 fins4 posite vends offfsaid body, and said" body f being.. provided with aninternal bracket on which the opposing endsjof the high and low speedshafts` are-'rotatably mount-ed in axial' valignment aiidl thezfend li'ea'dsf, being" provided with bearings in which/said high and low speedwsh'afts'are respectively jour-v v'nalledf, said body being provided at vits ends with circular sea-ts,` and eaclrof-said intermediate sh-afts having one end of large circular form anden'gaging, a seat on one end ofthe body,'whileL its otherend is ofre duced VCircular form= andi-engages withl theV companion seat aty thel opposite. end of-` the i' body and forms ani outwardly facing. shoul-f derengaging the inner side' of the last men tioned seat and means for holding each intermediate shaft in place,- comprising. a set screw Varranged on the: body: andengag-y ing with the sidevof said4 intermediate shaft,

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and a draw Vscrew arrangedon one v of the'. V

housingsheads and engaging endwise with the reduced A end of mediateshaft.Y v A I '11. A speed-changer Vcomprising a"housthe respective inter- `l ing, a high speed shaft journalled in said housing, a low .speed shaft journalled in said housing, twointermediate shafts mounted on said housing, a small gear wheel mountl.ed on thehigh speed shaft, a large gear wheel mounted on the low speed shaft, two

pairs of gear wheels mounted onone of said Vintermediate shafts and each pair being connected' and consisting of a Vsmall gear wheelvanda large gear wheel, the vlarge gear wheel of one pair meshing with the `small gear'wheel of the high .speed shaft andthe small gear wheel of the other pair vmeshing with the large lgear ywheel of the l-ow speed shaft, and one pairvof connected gear wheels mounted on the other interyspeed shaftvand the small gear wheel of the of Vthe pair geared to the low speed shaft,

l.said housing comprising a central hollow body and` heads connected with opposite ends of said body, and said body being providedwith an internal bracket on which the opposing endsfof lthe high and low speedshafts are rotatably mounted in axial 'alignment andthe'end heads being provided with bearingsin which said high and low speed .shafts are vrespectively journallech said -body being provided at its ends with circular seats, and each of said intermediate -shafts havingl one end of large circular form 35 and engaging a seat on oneend of the body, -while its other end is of reduced circular formrand engages with the companion seat at the opposite end of the body and forms an outwardly facingshoulder engaging the innerside of the last mentioned seat and means for sealing theV joint between the large end of each intermediate shaft andA the respective seat.

' 12. A'speed changer comprising a housing, a high speed shaft journalled in said,`

housing, a low speed shaft ournalled in said housinfr two intermediate shafts mounted on said housing, a small gear wheel mounted -on the high speed shaft, a large gear wheel mounted on the low speed shaft, two pairs of gear wheels mounted on one ofl saidintermediate shafts and each pair being connected and consisting of a small gear wheel and a large gear wheel, the large -gear wheel of=one pair meshing. with the small gear wheel of the high speed shaft and thesmall gear wheell ofthe other pair meshing with the large gear wheel of the low speed shaft,

andk one pair of yconnected gearV wheels kreaaieo i mounted on the other intermediate shaft, the

meshing with the small gear wheel of the pair gearedtol the high speed shaft and the large gear wheel of the last mentioned pair small gear wheel of the one pair meshing f with the large gear wheel of the pair geared to the low speed shaft, said housing compris-` ing a central hollow body and heads connected with opposite ends of said body, and

.said body being provided with an internalV bracket` on which the opposing ends of the high and low speed shafts are rotatably mounted in axial alignment and the end heads being provided rwith bearings in which `said high and ,low speedshafts are respectively journalled. said body ybeing provided at its ends with circular seats, and, each lof said intermediate shafts having one end yof large circular form and engaging a seat on one end of the body, while its other end is of reduced circular form and engages with vthe` companion seat at the opposite vendy of the body and forms an outwardly facing shoulder engaging the inner side of the lastV mene tioned seat and .means for seal-ing the -joint between the large end of each intermediate shaft and the respective seat comprising 'a` washer engagingv the outer end ofe'ach seat n at the large end ofeach intermediate shaft, a screw connecting said washer with the respective shaft, anda packing 'interposed between said washer and seat.

13. A speed changer comprising a housing, a high speed fshaftijournalled in said housing, a .low speed shaft ouriialled in said housing, two intermediate shafts mounted on said housing, a small gear wheel mounted on the high spoed shaft, a large 'gcarwheel mounted on the low speed shaft, two pairs of gear wheels mounted on one of said intermediate shafts and each pair being connectedand consisting of a small gear Wheel and a` large gear wheel, the large gearV wheel of one pair meshing with the' small gear wheel of the high speed shaft and the small gear wheel of the other pair meshingV with the large gear wheel of the low speed shaft, and 4one pair of connected gear wheels mounted on the other intermediate shaft, the l Y with the large gear wheel of the -pair geared to the low speed shaft, said bodyprovided on its top with a detachable capthe division -line between the body and cap being above said intermediate shafts.

HARRY J'. sMiTH. v 'Y 

